Wraparound direct thermal label
Assignee13652611 Canada Inc.
InventorsGourgen AMBARTSOUMIAN, Luciana DIESEL, John WAGNER
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Abstract
A wraparound label having a facestock having an upper surface and an undersurface, the facestock having a thermochromic ink and/or a thermochromic ink activation substance, so as to be configured to selectively darken or change color by heat activation when direct thermal printed. A layer of adhesive is on the undersurface of the facestock. A protective layer is on the upper surface of the facestock. A release layer is on the protective layer, whereby the protective layer is between the facestock and the release layer.
Claims20
A wraparound label comprising:
- a facestock having an upper surface and an undersurface;
- a thermochromic ink and/or a thermochromic ink activation substance in the facestock or a in direct thermal coating layer on the upper surface or undersurface of the facestock, so as to be configured to selectively darken or change color by heat activation when printed by conductive contact;
- a layer of adhesive on a side of the undersurface of the facestock;
- a protective layer on a side of the upper surface of the facestock;
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- a release layer on the protective layer, whereby the protective layer is between the facestock and the release layer.
A method for labelling a tube or vial comprising:
- printing a label having an exposed portion and a concealed portion, by conductive heat of a printer head toward the label;
- adhering an end of the concealed portion of the label onto the tube or vial;
- wrapping the label around the tube or vial to overlay the exposed portion of the label onto the concealed portion of the label adhered to the tube or vial, thereby concealing the concealed portion of the label with the exposed portion of the label.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.